Overview
- Double Fine employees filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize with the Communications Workers of America and asked Microsoft for voluntary recognition.
- The proposed unit covers 42 regular part-time and full-time workers at the Psychonauts developer.
- CWA said Microsoft has taken a neutral stance toward the effort and agreed not to interfere with organizing.
- A future contract could set rules on working hours, the use of AI, and how any layoffs are communicated and compensated.
- Organizers place the move within a wider CWA push across Microsoft’s game studios, pointing to lapsed 2022 neutrality deals, a 2025 direct-join option with more than 550 members, and slow progress toward ratified contracts.